I am in the market for a new boat. Currently I have a 1995 Larson 174 sei. Great boat for my family. I love it and it is perfect for 4 people. It's our first boat.
Problem is that we usually go out with 6 people. My wife just can't stop inviting her friends. At one point we had 8, which was max for the boat. To say the least it felt like a coffin.
I am looking at 2 boats 21 footers. Main difference is one is a prop and he other is a jet.
The reason for me looking at a jet is because I have hit 4 sand bars in 1 year and have ruined 2 props. My skegg is bent and gouged to hell. The last one I hit scared the sh%# out of me because I was going full blast. My depth gauge went to 9ft to 0 in 2secs.
The thing that scares me is that the lakes I go to are loaded with weeds. But I still see a ton of jetskis running around
So I am pretty much caught between a rock and a hard place. Suffer hitting low spots or sucking in weeds?
Never owned a jet either so it would be a learning experience too.
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Problem is that we usually go out with 6 people. My wife just can't stop inviting her friends. At one point we had 8, which was max for the boat. To say the least it felt like a coffin.
I am looking at 2 boats 21 footers. Main difference is one is a prop and he other is a jet.
The reason for me looking at a jet is because I have hit 4 sand bars in 1 year and have ruined 2 props. My skegg is bent and gouged to hell. The last one I hit scared the sh%# out of me because I was going full blast. My depth gauge went to 9ft to 0 in 2secs.
The thing that scares me is that the lakes I go to are loaded with weeds. But I still see a ton of jetskis running around
So I am pretty much caught between a rock and a hard place. Suffer hitting low spots or sucking in weeds?
Never owned a jet either so it would be a learning experience too.
Help Help Help!
